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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2684483, member: 1899"] The one aspect that bothers me when it comes to Lockyer is that he'll never get his due when it comes to years like 2001-2004. We always hear how Joey Johns practically ran Newcastle but it isn't like he was surrounded by duds. Last time I checked, the likes of O'Davis, Tahu, M. Gidley, MacDougall, Buderus, Kennedy, Simpson etc. were all very handy players in their own right but you'd swear blind that it was Joey and the rest at best were supporting characters if not extras. Meanwhile Lockyer has to carry a spine consisting of Berrigan, Harrison, S. Walker, Swain, One Legged Ikin, One Legged Prince, Old Man Langer and you read nothing about that. Even our forward pack was pretty limited in terms of what it could deliver. Once Tallis went down with his neck injury he was never able to find that extra gear which made him special and the likes of Carlaw, Meyers, Burns, 40 Year Old Parker, Webb, Lee etc. weren't much to write home about. When people remember the 2001-04 period as being really good years, it's largely because there were a couple of really good players like Webby, Civo & Locky carried the team. [/QUOTE]

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